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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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